Uk general elections

Members of the British Parliament have approved Prime Minister Theresa May's plan to hold an early general election on June 8th. Lawmakers in the House of Commons voted 522 to 13 on April 19th to support the motion put forward by Prime Minister Theresa May a day earlier. The election will be held on June 8th, nearly a year after 52 percent of Britons voted to leave the European Union (EU). Prime Minister Theresa May said holding an election as previously scheduled in 2020 would not give the UK "certainty and stability" as it negotiates its exit from the EU. May's Conservatives currently hold 330 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons./. Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about UK Parliament approves early general election

(VOVworld) - UK lawmakers voted 522-13 on Wednesday to back Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for a June 8 election, three and a half years earlier than scheduled. Surpassing the required two-thirds majority in the House of Commons, May wasted no time ordering an early vote. She said this election is the only way to guarantee certainty and stability as Britain negotiates its exit from the EU. May's Conservatives currently hold a slim majority in the House of Commons, 330 out of 650 seats. An early election will almost certainly gain the Conservatives more seats, strengthening May’s political support in the upcoming Brexit negotiations. … [Read more...] about UK passes parliament early general election

(VOVworld) –British Prime Minister Theresa May has called for a snap election on June 8, three years earlier than the British general elections held every 5 years. Her decision is being called a wise move, given division in Parliament which threatens a clean British exit (Brexit)from the EU. It demonstrates May’s confidence in winning the coming election and her resolve to speed up Brexit.
Theresa May making her statement outside Number 10 (photo:Paul Grover/ The Telegraph)
Prime Minister May cited as the main reason for a snap election that a parliamentary division over Brexit will weaken her position in negotiations with the EU. She feels Britain should have a new government before Brexit negotiations begin. It’s the only way to guarantee certainty and security for the years ahead, May said. Timely decision Recent polls show that public support for Prime Minister May is high. Two polls last weekend recorded a 21-point lead for Conservatives over the Labour … [Read more...] about May’s decision : UK early election

The Hanoitimes - In the atmosphere of the Nation`s great festival, nearly 70 million voters across the country have been excited about implementing citizens` rights, to select right representatives to the National Assembly and People`s Councils at all levels for the period of 2016 - 2021. International media highlighted this great event.
Major news agencies around the world on May 22 covered Vietnam's election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly and People's Councils, saying this important political event reflects Vietnam's democracy. The UK-based news agency Reuters also reported that some 69 million Vietnamese are registered to vote to choose representatives for a 500-seat National Assembly.
It quoted Nguyen Hanh Phuc, NA Secretary General and Chief of the National Election Council's Office, as saying that all 870 candidates would be treated equally, including those who are not Party members and had nominated themselves to run as independents. He affirmed that all … [Read more...] about International media highlighted Vietnam’s general election

(VOVworld) – The Conservatives appear to have taken the lead in the UK’s General Election, according to exit polls conducted by Gfk-NOP and Ipsos Morido.The results indicate that the party of Prime Minister David Cameron might win 316 out of 650 seats in the UK House of Commons, followed by the Labour Party with 239 seats.
They also suggest that the Scottish National Party will win 58 seats, the Liberal Democrats 10 seats, the UK Independence Party and the Green Party 2 seats each. … [Read more...] about Tories lead UK general election

(VOVworld) – The United Kingdom’s general election will be held on May 7. Recent polls have shown nearly equal support for the two biggest parties. The UK general election 2015 will probably end in a coalition finish. It’s predicted that neither Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party nor Ed Miliband’s Labor Party will win a majority of the 650 seats in the House of Commons needed to form a government.
(photo: ibtimes.co.uk) A neck and neck race The UK election is a race between the Conservative Party and the Labor Party and their competing economic policies. Public opinion polls before the election have showed no significant gap between them. A poll by Opinium showed support for the Conservatives at 36% and for Labor at 32%. A poll by YouGov showed 36% support for Labor and 33% for the Conservatives. The Labor party of Ed Miliband has made concrete economic reform promises to increase the minimum wage, freeze enterprise taxes and energy … [Read more...] about Intense UK election

A total of 650 members of Parliament will be elected, representing constituencies across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Polls opened at 7 am local time and will close at 10 pm. Results are not expected to come in from all constituencies until well into Friday.
The election is not a vote for who will be Prime Minister, but its outcome will determine who leads the UK going forward and whether Cameron keeps the top job.
Whichever political party has the most members of Parliament elected will be invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a government. If there's no clear winner, then a minority or coalition government may be formed.
Local elections are also being held across much of the UK. Voters in a handful of places are also choosing a mayor.
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Major news agencies around the world on May 22 covered the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for 2016-2021, saying this important political event reflects Vietnam’s democracy.
According to China’s Xinhua news agency, over 69.265 million Vietnamese voters nationwide are casting their votes to elect deputies to the 14 th National Assembly and members of all-level People's Councils for the 2016-2021 tenure.
It said the election started at 7 a.m (local time) at 91,476 constituencies across the country on May 22. As many as 500 deputies will be elected to the 14th NA of Vietnam out of 870 candidates.
Among the figure, 339 candidates are female, accounting for 38.97 percent while 204 candidates are from ethnic minorities, making up 23.45 percent, according to the list of candidates released by the National Election Council (NEC) in late April.
Meanwhile, the UK-based news agency Reuters also reported that … [Read more...] about International press highlight Vietnam’s general election

LONDON: Bloodied by an election gamble that backfired and triggered calls for her resignation, Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday stood by her vow to form Britain's next government and lead the country out of the European Union.
"What the country needs more than ever is certainty," the Conservative leader said, as a political crisis brewed around her.
Sterling plunged against the dollar and the euro as even more uncertainty fed into the complex Brexit process, and European leaders bluntly reminded May that the clock was ticking.
May, who became prime minister after the June 2016 referendum on leaving the EU, had called the election three years early in a bid to strengthen her hand in the looming Brexit negotiations.
But in a catastrophic setback, the bet failed and she lost her overall majority.
The centre-right Conservatives found themselves eight short of the coveted 326-seat mark after the Labour Party, led by socialist stalwart Jeremy Corbyn, … [Read more...] about Defiant May vows to lead Britain to Brexit after UK election blow

Cuba's news agency Prensa Latina highlighted Vietnamese voters’enthusiasm when they went to the polls on May 22 morning, and thecountry’s thorough preparations for the event.Vietnamese Party and State leaders were the first voters performing their citizen right on the day, it noted.Meanwhile, the UK-based news agency Reuters also reported that some 69million Vietnamese were registered to vote to choose representatives fora 500-seat National Assembly.It quoted Nguyen Hanh Phuc, NA Secretary General and Chief of theNational Election Council’s Office, saying that all 870 candidates,including those who are not Party members and had nominated themselvesto run as independents, are treated equally.Vietnamese citizens’ self-nomination reflects increasing concern ofVietnamese people over the nation’s political life, Reuters said. A polling station in Hanoi (Source: AFP) Many other big press outlets of the US, Australia, China, Thailand, likeAP, ABC … [Read more...] about Foreign media highlight Vietnam’s general election